In the live broadcast room, some parents asked: Will sending their children to the United States to study in junior high school help their learning?
Zhenning Yang
Zhenning Yang replied: "Many Chinese parents now have a misunderstanding that primary and secondary education in the United States is better than that in China. This is a very wrong educational concept.
Nowadays, many parents hope that their children will be successful when they are in elementary school. Education in the United States is very expensive, and parents almost lose their money to provide education for their children. However, they do not understand education, and China’s primary and secondary education is no better. The United States is worse.
I suggest that if your child has excellent academic performance, he should first study for an undergraduate degree in China to lay a solid foundation, and then send him to the United States for further study. This is the best shortcut. This is what I have done.
I studied at Southwest Associated University for my undergraduate and graduate studies. After studying in the United States, I used the basic knowledge I had to explore unknown areas. New questions. It is precisely because of my solid basic knowledge that it paved the way for the new field of physics that I later studied. From this point of view, China’s primary and secondary education is still very good.”
Mr. Yang Zhenning. The words are very pertinent and practical.
01 Return to play in China and give full play to the remaining heat
Someone asked: Has Yang Zhenning made any contribution to the country after returning to China?
However, in fact, Yang Zhenning has been making contributions to China as early as in the United States and has been committed to developing China's education.
In 1978, under the initiative of Yang Zhenning, the University of Science and Technology of China established the first junior class.
In 1980, Chen Ning Yang initiated and established the "Academic Exchange Committee with China" at Stony Brook University in New York to fund Chinese students to study at the school for one year. A special foundation has been established to help students and researchers from major universities in China conduct academic exchanges at Stony Brook University.
In 1983, Yang Zhenning established the Academic Research Foundation at Sun Yat-sen University and donated more than 18 million yuan to fund research for hundreds of basic projects, cultivating a large number of young scientists.
In 1997, Yang Zhenning donated money to Tsinghua University to establish an advanced research center for talent training and introduction.
At the end of 2003, Yang Zhenning returned to Beijing to settle down. At the same time, he also brought back Yao Qizhi, an academician of the American Academy of Sciences, to return to China as a professor and is now a professor of artificial intelligence at Tsinghua University.
At the same time, he himself is also actively involved in educational work. In 2004, the 82-year-old Yang Zhenning still insisted on working on the front line and devoted himself to teaching university physics, teaching students at Tsinghua University. All salary is donated to Tsinghua University Foundation. At the same time, he sold his villa in the United States and donated 6 million yuan to Tsinghua University for basic scientific research projects.
Chenning Yang gave a speech at Tsinghua
Tsinghua University President Wang Dazhong said: Chenning Yang has raised Tsinghua’s three physics research fields to world-class levels. Without Chen Ning Yang, the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University would not be what it is today.
President Zhou Guangzhao of the Chinese Academy of Sciences said: Yang Zhenning has trained at least 10 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 5 university presidents for China.
After returning to China, Mr. Yang Zhenning has been contributing to the education of the motherland.
02 The love between teachers and students, lovers eventually get married
Yang Zhenning, who is actively involved in education, pays more attention to the education of his children. What is the current situation of his children?
Yang Zhenning had three children in his first marriage, all of whom were born to him and his first wife, Du Zhili. Du Zhili is 5 years younger than Yang Zhenning, and her father is the famous General Du Yuming. It can be said that Du Zhili is a real daughter of a general.
The two are in love between teacher and student. Du Zhili came from a privileged family and received a good education since he was a child. While studying at the High School Affiliated to the General Assembly, Yang Zhenning was preparing to study in the United States. During this gap period when he was preparing to study abroad, Chen Ning Yang came to the High School Affiliated to the General Assembly to teach, and the two got to know each other.
In 1947, Du Zhili went to the United States to study at Saint Vincent College in New York.
On Christmas night in 1949, the two met by chance at a "Tea Garden Restaurant" in Princeton. The two young people were so happy to meet their old friends in a foreign country, and they soon fell in love.
On August 26, 1950, Yang Zhenning and Du Zhili got married in Princeton. That year, Yang Zhenning was 28 years old and Du Zhili was 23 years old.
03 Yang Zhenning’s eldest son: computer scientist
In the second year after their marriage, the couple’s first child was born. At that time, Yang Zhenning was very busy with work every day. In order not to Disturbing her husband, she took on the responsibility of taking care of the children and all the housework at home.
Du Zhili
After the birth of the child, Yang Zhenning was extremely happy and quickly wrote a letter to his father in China. After his father received the letter, he named his grandson "Yang Guangnuo".
The eldest son Yang Guangnuo received unique educational conditions since he was born in the United States. Yang Guangnuo developed a strong interest in computers when he was young. Yang Zhenning is very open-minded in educating children. He knows how to teach children in accordance with their aptitude and respects their own choices. He does not blindly force children to learn physics, which they are best at. In order to encourage his children, Yang Zhenning even took Guangnuo and took a photo with the physics master Einstein.
He is very supportive of Guangnuo learning computers, and in order to train him, he spent a lot of time and money to cultivate his children's interests during Guangnuo's growth period. Guangnuo lived up to Yang Zhenning's expectations and was admitted to the computer science major of the University of Michigan in the United States, determined to become an expert in computer science.
After graduation, he engaged in computer-related work and gained a reputation in the computer field in the United States. He became a famous computer engineer in the United States. Now 68 years old, Yang Guangnuo has retired and settled in the United States.
04 Yang Zhenning’s second son: a chemist and astronomer
In 1985, Yang Guangyu, the second son of Yang Zhenning and Du Zhili, was born. Yang Guangyu, who has loved astronomy since childhood, has a strong interest in the stars and celestial bodies in the universe. Of course, this is just one of his hobbies. He is best at chemistry. When he grew up, he obtained a doctorate in chemistry from the United States. He worked at the American Institute of Chemistry and was also a well-known scientist in the field of chemistry in the United States.
At the same time, in terms of astronomy, he also used his spare time to build an observatory in the United States. More than 2,000 asteroids were discovered in the universe, and the research results were published in newspapers and periodicals, causing quite a stir.
05 Yang Zhenning’s youngest daughter: a doctor who saves lives and heals the wounded
In 1961, his daughter Yang Youli was born. As the name suggests, Yang Zhenning hoped that her daughter would be like her mother, well-read poetry and gentle. Because she was the youngest in the family, she was doted on by the whole family as soon as she was born.
Since she was cautious and kind-hearted, her dream is to be an angel in white, saving lives and healing the wounded. When he grew up, Yang Youli was successfully admitted to an American medical school and became a doctor after graduation. Yang Zhenning also respected his daughter's wishes and did not force her to change her career.
The industries that the three children are engaged in have nothing to do with physics, but Yang Zhenning supports the children's choices. The three children chose their own path in life based on their own ideals and hobbies, instead of relying on their father, which is also a kind of courage in itself. Moreover, they have achieved outstanding results in their respective fields, which is in line with the old Chinese saying: "A tiger father has no dog son."